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Ventana’s anti-obesity chewing gum eliminates the feeling of hunger

July 30th, 2009




Ventana’s proprietary chewing gum contains an extract of hoodia gordonii and 2-hydroxyoleic acid. Ventana Biotech Inc is developing a appetite-suppressing chewing gum. The active ingredients in the plant extracts are released into the patient’s blood stream, and trigger a hormonal response in the part of the brain (the hypothalamus) that tells the body it is “full”, thereby suppressing the appetite of the obese patient. Because the plant extracts activate hormones that naturally exist in the body, there are no harmful side effects.

With Ventana’s proprietary Anti-Obesity Chewing Gum, users can safely control their appetites. Early indications show the Gum is able to reduce appetite by between 15 and 25 percent. Ventana continues to perfect this promising biotechnology and plans to eventually out-license it to Big Pharma companies.

Source: Medical News Today

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When Laughter Is The ONLY Medicine

July 30th, 2009


I came across with this interesting Website that specializes in photoshop contests. The participants have to choose an article recently published in the latest news world of any topic of his/her choice and photoshop it. It could be a serious topic but the photoshop work of the participant can be serious, funny, artistic or simply freaky.
Most of the work there is hilarious, especially when the photo-shopping is related to political or financial issues, as in the most recent controversial health care reform that President Barack Obama wants Congress to pass.
I had a good time watching these photoshop pictures, and sometimes my friends, laughter is the BEST medicine.

“Melissa B. Wanzer, EdD, professor of communication studies at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY, did a research on how humor helps medical professionals cope with their difficult jobs. She also looked at how humor affects the elderly and how it can increase communication in the workplace and in the classroom.”

“She wondered, how do health care providers care for terminally ill people and manage to come back to work each day? So she asked them, in large-scale studies. Their answer? Humor. Wanzer has found humor to be beneficial in other areas as well.”

“Wanzer also found that aging adults who used humor more frequently reported greater coping efficacy, which led to greater life satisfaction.”

Complete article

Wanzer’s findings have been published in multiple journals, including Communication Quarterly, Communication Research Reports, Communication Education, Health Communication and Journal of Health Communication.

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Atkins Diet: Role of Supplements

July 30th, 2009


This video is in response to a question I received: “I’ve been very faithful and am over the induction flu, but now I don’t have ANY energy. I slept great last night and I feel like I could lay down right now and take a nap. I’m not skipping meals, I’m taking a multivitamin, and am drinking loads of water. What can I do to get my energy back up?” My response to her was you are still early into the diet, so your body is still probably adjusting to the new diet. However, if you want to try …

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Low Carb Diet - ending Bad Breath through dietary Solutions

July 30th, 2009


tinyurl.com - READ the 10 Minute Bad Breath report NOW!!! How can bad breath be treated? As bad breath is almost always caused by a problem in the mouth, it is helpful to visit a dentist. Do not try to mask the odour before the visit - it needs to be as typical as possible.

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Atkins Diet Reply: Why was I successful?

July 30th, 2009


In this video I reply to a user on why I was successful when others can struggle. Was it easy for me or was it sheer willpower? To me, it was a matter of the big 4 items: * Successful role models * Participant in Support Group (benefit from their wisdom) * Accountability * Other Concrete goals Other things that helped me: * a bit of competitive spirit with weight loss * Knowing myself and my ability to NOT withstand cheats * finding others who “blazed the trail” before me and were kind of …

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